Richemont Logistics Manufacturing Technology Team Lead
Richemont seeks a Logistics Manufacturing Technology Team Lead in Meyrin — lead MES, SAP integrations and automation for luxury production operations.
Overview
Richemont is a Swiss-based luxury goods holding company comprising premier maisons across jewellery, watches, leather goods and writing instruments. As an employer, Richemont emphasizes craftsmanship, product excellence and long-term brand stewardship while investing in digital transformation and operational excellence across its maisons.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead a multidisciplinary team of manufacturing and logistics technologists, providing technical direction, coaching and performance management.
- Define and execute the technology roadmap for manufacturing and logistics systems (MES, WMS, SAP integrations and automation solutions).
- Manage end-to-end delivery of projects: requirements definition, system design, vendor selection, implementation, testing and handover to operations.
- Ensure system availability, data integrity and secure interfaces between shop-floor automation, MES and enterprise systems.
- Collaborate with production, quality, supply chain and IT stakeholders to translate operational needs into technical solutions.
- Coordinate external vendors and integrators, overseeing contracts, SLAs and technical acceptance criteria.
- Drive continuous improvement through process automation, data analytics and KPI monitoring to increase throughput, reduce cost and raise quality standards.
- Maintain compliance with internal controls, audit requirements and relevant regulatory standards for manufacturing environments.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, industrial automation or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).
- Proven leadership experience with responsibility for engineering or IT teams in a manufacturing or logistics environment.
- Demonstrable track record implementing and supporting MES, WMS and SAP integrations in an industrial or production context.
- Strong stakeholder-management skills with experience working across production, quality and enterprise IT functions.
- Solid knowledge of industrial automation, PLCs and networked control systems; vendor management experience.
- Professional certifications such as PMP, ITIL or equivalent are desirable.
- Proficiency in English; working knowledge of French is advantageous.
Skills
Experience
Typically 5+ years of progressive IT or engineering experience within manufacturing, industrial automation or logistics, including at least 2 years in a team leadership or supervisory role and hands-on delivery of MES/WMS and SAP integration projects.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, industrial automation or a closely related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Workplace
This position is based in Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland, within easy reach of Geneva. Cerulean lists 59 open roles in Meyrin, including 3 posted recently. The broader Geneva area accounts for 479 active listings on Cerulean, 13 of which are new. In Switzerland as a whole, Cerulean currently features 770 open positions, with 25 posted this week.
Culture
Richemont combines artisanal heritage with a strategic focus on innovation and operational excellence. The workplace values precision, cross-disciplinary collaboration and stewardship of luxury craftsmanship while supporting digital and process modernization initiatives across its maisons.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.